Thomas watched John out of the corner of his eye, glad to see his friend was taking the initiative and reaching for some sort of weapon he hoped.  
"Come on you ignorant Jack ass, Im waiting for an answer!"  He snapped, determined to keep the small man's attention fixed on him and away from John.  "Tell me, what have you done?"  He took another step forward, that as far as he intended to go.  It wasn't like he wanted to get shot, but he wanted to give John as much time as possible to get in position.